Hans Christian Andersen Vs. The Little Mermaid

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Hans Christian Andersen wrote the orignal version of “The Little Mermaid”. It is a very dark and gruesome tale. However, the Grimm’s version of “The Little Mermaid” which was written only a few short years after Andersen’s version was published, is very similar. Both of the stories follow the same plot line, and many of the same things happen each story. The two stories have very few differences.
There are very few differences between the two versions of “The Little Mermaid”. One thing that differentiate the two stories is the ending. In the ending of the Hans Christian Andersen version, The Little Mermaid is taken away into the sky by the fairies of the air. She will be granted an immortal soul after she preforms 300 years of good deeds

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